There are other voices suggesting we have a duty to debate the many questions raised by the circumstances in which we find ourselves, questions of high consequence for constitutional government.
Jackson had the wisdom to look at low-probability but high-consequence events that could rock his business.
The question of how to prepare for low-probability, high-consequence events is one of the most difficult in government and business.
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The insider threat has traditionally been viewed as a high-consequence but low-frequency risk, and many IT organizations have found it challenging to develop effective programs that manage that risk.
From an investor's perspective, the idea of planning for low-probability, high-consequence events is well treated in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
But in most cases, low profits are a consequence of relatively high costs for virtually everything that still burden manufacturers in Japan.
Although carbon emissions are hitting record high levels globally, a consequence of the economic recovery, environment has become a second order subject in politics.
As a consequence, the high returns in America's financial markets have reduced the need to save out of current income, a contrast to the low return, high inflation era of the 1970s.
In addition, a recent effort is under way to make use of the many PCIe-based interfaces that are developing as a consequence of the high speed data transfers that are possible using flash memory and future non-volatile memory devices.
That investors are pursuing high yields is perhaps one unintended consequence of the global financial crisis.
As a consequence they may demand high returns for rolling over existing debt.
Another consequence: more access to the high-priced market for bulls and cow eggs, which can be better evaluated by the new test.
So far, as a consequence, this fall we will hold a high-level U.S.-Poland business roundtable, which brings together private and public sector leaders to identify and promote new opportunities to boost economic growth.
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The price of our freedom has been far too high for any of us to ever take it for granted, and the consequence of non-participation in our right to vote is far too great for any of us to ignore.
Everywhere I turn, I hear that unless radiation levels get improbably high, nobody will get sick, as if acute radiation sickness is the only consequence of exposure.
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The likely consequence of this is that only a fraction of politicians, most likely the high-profile ones, will be put under the spotlight.
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